Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-11-17
GOOD WORK.
The City Council at Last Or
ders a new Bridge.
THE BEST WORK YET DONE
FOR THE GOOD OF
THE CITY.
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Salary of the Night Policemen
Raised-Sidewalks Looked
After.

the cost of the work on Jefferson
street as s372.25.
W. O. Johnson moved that q jury
be summoned to assess the dam
ages and benefits of opening Pleas
ant street in the real ofBob Bakers
house. Carried.
J.. j. Steele moved that the
Mayor be appointed a committee
to consult with the City Attorney
in regard to employing additional
counsel in the Water-works case.
Carried.
C.. F. CLARK moved that the
street north of Mr.. Abe Hits be
graded and put in good condition.
Carried.
c. F. Clark moyed that Jackson
street, between the Savings bank
and Pete Bedell's, be graded pre-
paratory to putting down macadam
and that West Jackson street, near
the Salamander factory, be graded.
Carried.
C. F. Clark reported that the
two railroads were ready to build
a new bridge and maintain the
same if the city would pay $500
toward the same. The bridge will
cost about $1,000. The city to get
the timber in the old bridge. Mr..
Clark then offered the following
resolution:
"Be it resolved by the Council
of the city of Mexico,
That, in consideration of the
benefits that will accrue to the city
of Mexico, Mo-, and its inhabitants
from the erection and maintenance
of a bridge accross the Chicago and
| Alton and Wabash railroads at the
Junction of Clark Avenue and
Water streets, where the old bridge
now is, the city of Mexico agrees
to pay to the Chicogo & Alton and
Wabash Western railroads, for
erecting such a bridge, the sum of
$500 upon the following conditions:
That said bridge is to be built of
wood, according to plans and
specifications submitted by said
railroad companies and now on file
in the Office of City Clerk of the
city of Mexico.
That said work on the said bridge
is to be commenced within 10 days
and is to be completed in a reason
able time, and said railroad COM
panies are to maintain and keep
said bridge in good repair at their
own expense, but the city of Mexi-
co agrees to notify the said rail-
road companies when repairs are
needed in the floor of said bridge.
The timbers in old bridge areto be
taken down by said railroad COM
panies and placed on the side of
the railroad track, near Clark Ave.
and Water streets and to belong to
the city"
W. w. Johnoon wants a bridge,
but thinks the railroads ought to
pay for it. He thinks they could
be forced into paying the entire
amount rather than to open a cross
ing there. He thinks the city is
bankrupt and don't see where the
$500 will come from.
Clark thought the best and
cheapest way in the long run was
to accept the railroads proposition
and forever settle. the matter.
Mayor Hisey thought about the
same way.
J.J. Steele offered the following
amendmen
provided that the floor of said
bridge when completed shall not be
more than 6 inches higher in the
centre than that of the old bridge,
and to slope to same highth
as now at approaches of bridge,
measuring from railroad tracks"
Steele thought the bridge would
be ruined as a wagon bridge if rails
ed any higher.
Walker reviewed the history of
the old bridge, which the city had
to keep in repair at a big outlay,
and thinks the present contract a
good one for the city.
Mr.. Walker also made some per-
tinent remarks, disappearing any
show of personal feeling among the
Couneilmen in regard to the bridge.
The vote on Steele's amendment
stood as follows /: Yeas-Steele,
johnson. Nays-Walker, Clark,
Bunton.
The vote on Clark's resolution
resulted as follows: Yeas-Clark,
Bunton, Walker. Nays-Johnson,
Steele.
d Turner was absent, but was in
favor off bridge.
J, j.. J. Steele made the following
report for the finance committee:
Amount in treasury, 1927; paid in
during month, s357.92 paid out
J during month, $413. SO; overpaid,
l s52.76. il. Steele reported 81 100
loaned out. This is a part of the
money loaned to await the result of
the Waser-works suit. Mr.. Steele
then moved that 5000 more be
loaned for the same purpose as
soon as collected and that a war
I rant for that amount be now order
, ed drawn.
J.. J. Steele offered ain ordinance
in regardt to condemning the Eugene
. Jones alley for city purposes; read
and laid on the table till next meet
ing.
q A deed was ordered given to A. C.
{ Barnes for a lot in the cemetery
that he bought and paid for in 1875.
A Detition was read from The